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Wear a Panda on your wrist with this sleek minimalist bamboo and cork watch

These beautiful and affordable handcrafted timepieces, made from natural and renewable materials, could also serve as a catalyst for conversations about sustainable goods.




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Why we need fewer, smaller, lighter, slower cars: Plastic particulates from tire wear are being found in the Arctic

This problem gets worse as cars get bigger and heavier, no matter what they are powered by.




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Film your love life on a bike. No, seriously. And win prizes

Submit your witty, artful, or entertaining short film for the 2014 VELOBerlin Film Award.




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You can see Tesla's shop on the KuDamm, but not the cars: where is Germany's incentive program?

Tesla's new boutique shop on Berlin's famous KuDamm beckons, but where is Germany's national strategy for electric cars?




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When Tree-Planting Goes Bad: Twisted, Misplaced Trees of Death in Colombia (Slideshow)

Between 1999 and 2004, there was one death a year due to the falling of trees or branches in Colombia's capital city, Bogota.




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From World's Drug Capital to Green Oasis: The Incredible Story of Medellin, Colombia (Slideshow)

Medellin, Colombia: This city's name used to strike fear in peoples' hearts. In the 80s and early 90s, it was known as the drug capital of the world and the most violent city on the planet.




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Slice of paradise created for critically endangered toad-headed turtle

A 297-acre property in rural northern Colombia will become the first and only reserve for the conservation of the Dahl’s toad-headed turtle.




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Staycations Are Slipping; Will Bike-cations Be the Next Trend?

Whether the Great Recession is over or permanent, Americans seem to want more from a vacation than staying home. Biking is a beautiful way to vacation.




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Pink Slime Makers Sue ABC News For Defamation

The suit, brought in South Dakota court, seeks over a billion dollars in damages against ABC News -- even though ABC never originated the term and was just reporting what everyone else was calling it.




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Pink slime's school lunch comeback hits 7 states

Known as "lean finely textured beef," the highly processed meat has been dropped from by many fast food chains, but are still one the menu at public schools.




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Sleek multifunctional 'bedroom box' maximizes this small apartment

A cramped, rundown apartment gets a makeover with this mysterious-looking black box.




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This natural latex mattress offers a dreamy, chemical-free sleep

Unlike conventional mattresses, which contain petroleum-based synthetics, this all-natural mattress by Latex for Less is as clean and green as they come.




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Sleep sustainably with fair trade, organic cotton sheets

Homestead is a California-based company that sells high-end ethical bedding at reasonable prices.




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Green Gift Guide for Graduates (Slideshow)

Do you have a grad about to turn that tassel around, or leaving high school behind for the big wide world?




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Green Gift Guide for Back to School College Students (Slideshow)

Whether you're sending your oldest child off to his first day as a freshman or helping your youngest prepare for the beginning of her senior year, making sure your kids have the green gear they need for a successful year at college is




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Want to improve your GPA? Start sleeping more.

A new study has found that sleep disturbances have a greater effect on academic performance than anxiety, depression, binge-drinking, and marijuana use.




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Off-grid classroom blends into the last of Long Island’s prairie

The new interpretive center has earned certification from the Sustainable Sites Initiative, and features a green roof planted with native prairie grasses.




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Going Steady: 10 Animals More Monogamous Than Us (Slideshow)

Ah love. Woody Allen has some nice thoughts on this tricky thing that perhaps gets more thought around Valentine's Day. The recent swan divorce shocked us to the core, so we decided to ponder the happy




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Whatever, Tigers and Pandas: Lesser-Known Endangered Species Need Help Too (Slideshow)

With thousands of species listed as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature -- and some 110,000




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Billboard Houses Bats and Translates Their Speech, Tells Us What's Up

If you've ever seen a colony of bats on the move and wondered what they're up to, this is the billboard for you. The "Bat Billboard," a collaboration of designer Chris Woebken and artist Natalie Jeremijenko, is a




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Dudes in pickup trucks are deliberately blocking Tesla superchargers

And yelling profanities in the process.




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Why we need fewer, smaller, lighter, slower cars: particulate pollution from brake wear is giving us "London Throat"

Got a froggy "city throat"? It might be from metal particles emitted from braking cars and trucks.




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5 Destinations for Dog Sledding Tours Around the World

Mush! Dog sledding vacations are wilderness travel that’s part arctic nostalgia and part Inuit homage, resulting in a unique way to see snowy countryside.




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Tesla CEO Predicts More Than Half of New Cars to be Electric in 20 Years

It usually doesn't pay to bet against Elon Musk. He's not only brilliant and he never gives up, but he's also shown great insight into technological trends.




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'Tesla' of Electric Motorcycles is Carbon Fiber

Norwegian engineering students debut an electric motorcycle made from carbon fiber. They say it will be fast, cheap, and get 100 kilometers to a charge.




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Tiny 325 Sq. Ft. "Cave" Apartment Sleeps Four

A small subterranean living space becomes a surprisingly luxurious urban dwelling.




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Unfolding Art Studio Sleeps Family of Four

Omar Sherzad's single-room art studio doubles as a second home for his family of four. Who wouldn't want a night at the museum?




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Slow shopping for the modern age

The Internet is a surprisingly powerful tool for shopping locally.




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This Tonke Fieldsleeper is truly a land yacht

It's got quality and technology and can go anywhere; this is a concept with legs.




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The Week in Pictures: Parisian Industrial Island to Become Green Cultural Hub, Elf-Powered Christmas Tree, and More

An island once home to a Renault car factory will be sustainably transformed. We also have a Christmas tree powered by jumping elves, a hydrogen-powered tractor, and more.




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KEEN has launched its 'most durable, consciously-constructed' boot yet

The leather boots come in several styles for both men and women.




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These sleek vegan sneakers are 100% waterproof

And the way they're made is less wasteful than conventional shoe production.




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This Valentine's Day, buy slave-free chocolate

73% of chocolate comes from Africa, and much of it is worked by children, virtually in a state of slavery




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Bull Breaks Out of NYC Slaughterhouse, Runs for Freedom (Video)

On Wednesday, a bull scheduled for slaughter in a halal butcher's shop in Queens, New York decided that it wasn't on board with its fate. So it broke out and didn't look back, sprinting down Liberty Avenue (how appropriate!),




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TreeHugger newsletters hit 100,000 subscribers

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Sign up for our Daily Newsletter, because everything connects

It's more than just an easy way to get a daily dose of TreeHugger.




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Does bad sleep change your gut bacteria?

Researchers found that those little guys living inside you need their beauty sleep as well.




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Let sleeping babies lie: Chilly temps build tough Nordic tots

Cold weather won't stop Scandinavian moms from their age-old practice of parking baby prams outside in all weathers...and leaving the babies napping.




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How to make a seriously awesome veggie burger

Who needs meat when you pack this much flavor and texture into a bean or lentil patty?




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Pakistan's Wasil Foundation Wins Islamic Microfinance Challenge - Islamic Microfinance Challenge

Watch this video highlighting Wasil Foundation's work.





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Remote Island in the Philippines watches the Pacquiao-Mayweather fight live for the first time - Preparations on Bantayan island

Preparations for a live screening of the Fight of the Century on a remote island in the Philippines




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Al Maryah Island lights up Abu Dhabi with Spectacular New Year’s Eve Celebrations - Al Maryah Island lights up Abu Dhabi with Spectacular New Year’s Eve Celebrations

Al Maryah Island lights up Abu Dhabi with Spectacular New Year’s Eve Celebrations




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Tesla introduces Solar Roof, Version 3, and just in time

They are bigger! More powerful! Easier to install! And there is a huge market for this right now.






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Al Maryah Island lights up Abu Dhabi with Spectacular New Year’s Eve Celebrations - Al Maryah Island lights up Abu Dhabi with Spectacular New Year’s Eve Celebrations

Al Maryah Island lights up Abu Dhabi with Spectacular New Year’s Eve Celebrations




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Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. Announces Community Aces Challenge Winners - Five charities win a share of $50,000 in Isle of Capri Casinos’ Community Aces Challenge.

Five charities win a share of $50,000 in Isle of Capri Casinos’ Community Aces Challenge.




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Sleep Inn Brand Unveils Prototype Evolution - Sleep Inn Unveils New Prototype

Sleep Inn’s new prototype design unveiled at the Choice Hotels 62nd Annual Convention in Las Vegas




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Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. Announces Community Aces Challenge Winners - Five charities win a share of $50,000 in Isle of Capri Casinos’ Community Aces Challenge.

Five charities win a share of $50,000 in Isle of Capri Casinos’ Community Aces Challenge.